Observer Name
Canyons Snow Safety
Observation Date
Friday, January 27, 2012
Avalanche Date
Friday, January 27, 2012
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Red Cliffs
Location Name or Route
Red cliffs--Park City Ridgeline
Elevation
9,600'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3'
Width
100'
Vertical
600'
Comments
This slide released about 9 am 1/27. We believe it resulted from a natural cornice fall, but when we visited it in the afternoon there were ski tracks on the ridge, so maybe we will be corrected. Note how far the slide ran down the gully. An avalanche fatality occurred in this area in the early 2000s.
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